Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban was 26.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil is 26.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 26.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 51st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -91.6% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +2006.4% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +3.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 26.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 26.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.4%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2006.4% | 0.5% | 9.8% |
| 1990 | -91.6% | 5.6% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.8% | 12.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil was 26.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release